June 10, 1971 — “So Tired… and Missing You”
Send us a text June 10, 1971. My father was flying with the HH-43 Pedro rescue team in Vietnam. My mother was an Air Force nurse stationed in Texas—eight weeks pregnant with me and counting the days until they could be together again. In this letter, she writes after an exhausting day in the O.R., her body aching from long shifts and early pregnancy, her heart aching with longing. She records a tape for my dad—warning that some parts are “rather personal”—and wonders how he’s holding up. ...
June 10, 1971. My father was flying with the HH-43 Pedro rescue team in Vietnam. My mother was an Air Force nurse stationed in Texas—eight weeks pregnant with me and counting the days until they could be together again.
In this letter, she writes after an exhausting day in the O.R., her body aching from long shifts and early pregnancy, her heart aching with longing.
She records a tape for my dad—warning that some parts are “rather personal”—and wonders how he’s holding up. Letters were their lifeline, connecting two young officers trying to build a family across the distance of war.
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